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College Board, SAT, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of College Board.  \nReading and Writing  \nModule 1  \n(33 questions)  \nQUESTION 1  \nChoice A is the best answer because as used in the text,“soft” most nearly means gentle. The text portrays Alice speaking about the snow falling against the window, describing it as sounding “nice” and similar to someone “kissing the window.” These details most strongly suggest that Alice thinks the sound made by the snow falling against the window is gentle.  \nChoice B is incorrect. Although in some contexts,“gentle” can mean sensitive, or caring about others’ feelings, that isn’t the meaning in this context; it doesn’t make sense to say that Alice thinks the sound of the snow cares about anything. Choice C is incorrect because the text doesn’t suggest that Alice thinks the sound of the snow is shapeless, or lacks a definite shape; she isn’t indicating how anything looks or feels but, rather, is describing how“nice” and gentle the snow sounds. Choice D is incorrect because the text doesn’t suggest that Alice thinks the sound of the snow is bland, or uninteresting; rather, she notices the sound and comments on how“nice” it is.  \nQUESTION 2  \nChoice A is the best answer because as used in the text,“determine” most nearly means choose or decide. The text indicates that Mr. Ryder “had made up his mind” to ask a woman to marry him but had not yet “spoken”—that is, he had not yet asked her. The text also indicates that Mr. Ryder “decided” to throw a party for the woman and ask her during it. This context conveys that after making up his mind to propose, what Mr. Ryder had to do was determine, or choose, the time todo it.  \nChoice B is incorrect because in this context,“determine” doesn’t mean influence, or affect or control. The text isn’t indicating that Mr. Ryder is controlling time itself; such a thing isn’t possible. Rather, the text conveys that after making up his mind to ask a woman to marry him, Mr. Ryder had to make another decision about his own actions by selecting a time to propose. Choice C is incorrect. The text  \n2 PSAT 8/9 PRACTICE TEST \\#2 ANSWER EXPLANATIONS  \nfocuses on Mr. Ryder’s plan to ask a woman to marry him and his decision about when to ask her. This context conveys that after making up his mind to propose, Mr. Ryder had to choose the time, not that he had to demonstrate, or show, the time; it’s not clear what it would mean to demonstrate a time. Choice D is incorrect because in this context,“determine” doesn’t mean measure, or control with careful restraint. The text isn’t indicating that Mr. Ryder is carefully controlling time itself; such a thing isn’t possible. Rather, the text conveys that after making up his mind to ask a woman to marry him, Mr. Ryder had to make another decision about his own actions by selecting a time to propose; it’s Mr. Ryder’s decision that is measured, not the time he eventually chooses.  \nQUESTION 3  \nChoice C is the best answer because it most logically completes the text’s discussion of an exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library. In this context,“overlook”means to ignore or to miss. The text states that artist and curator Joe Baker organized an exhibit that features Lenape beadwork in historical and modern works. The text describes the exhibit as “essential viewing,” suggesting that it’s an important exhibit that people should make an effort to visit; this context conveys that it would be a mistake to overlook the exhibit.  \nChoice A is incorrect. In this context,“complicate” would mean to add difficulty, and there’s no reason to think the text would need to directly caution against complicating Baker’s exhibit; the text focuses on the idea that the exhibit is“essential viewing,” not on the idea of a potential difficulty that could be raised.  \nChoice B is in","cbCaibvGrXgkd5LE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibvGrXgkd5LE","pdf",828046,45,"English","# Reading and Writing\n## Module 1","[{\"question\":\"How are the correct answer choices justified in the explanations?\",\"answer\":\"Each correct choice is explained by matching the passage’s context clues and the meaning of key words or statements in that specific sentence.\"},{\"question\":\"What method is used to eliminate incorrect options?\",\"answer\":\"Incorrect choices are rejected by showing that their definitions or implications do not fit the passage’s information or do not make logical sense in the context.\"},{\"question\":\"Are these answer explanations intended for digital or nondigital PSAT 8/9 testing?\",\"answer\":\"They are intended for students taking the digital PSAT 8/9 in nondigital format.\"}]","PSAT 8/9 Practice Test #2 - Answer Explanations | PDF",113]